738 Peruvian children named after football legend Pelé
According to the list, 738 babies were registered with the names Pele, King Pele, Edson Arantes or Edson Arantes do Nascimento, the full name of the three-time world football champion, at the end of 2022.
The Brazilian star died on December 29 at the age of 82 and was mourned on Monday at the stadium of his lifelong club Santos, where thousands of people came to say farewell to him.
New President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will lead the tributes as Brazil bids its last farewell to its most famous son during a 24-hour vigil on Tuesday.
Of the Peruvian girls, 551 were christened Queen Elizabeth, Elizabeth II or Elizabeth II, after the British monarch who died in September after 70 years on the throne.
Despite Pelé's passing, the most popular famous name used by Peruvian parents was that of Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo, with Ronaldo or his full name chosen 31,583 times.
Football was a recurring theme, with 371 babies named Leo Messi or Messi, for the Argentine World Cup champion, and 229 Mbappe or Kylian Mbappe for the French star.
There were also 733 Mavericks, after Tom Cruise's character in the Top Gun movie sequel released last year. Among female names, Rubi topped the list with 24,980, followed by 1,787 baby girls named after Colombian singer Shakira.
There were also 250 Merlinas, as the youngest daughter of the fictional Addams Family on Wednesday is known in some Latin American countries. The character got his own spin-off series on Netflix in 2022.
A child born last year has been named after billionaire Elon Musk, while another has been christened 'Qatar' after the 2022 World Cup host country.
>AFP
The Brazilian star died on December 29 at the age of 82 and was mourned on Monday at the stadium of his lifelong club Santos, where thousands of people came to say farewell to him.
New President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will lead the tributes as Brazil bids its last farewell to its most famous son during a 24-hour vigil on Tuesday.
Of the Peruvian girls, 551 were christened Queen Elizabeth, Elizabeth II or Elizabeth II, after the British monarch who died in September after 70 years on the throne.
Despite Pelé's passing, the most popular famous name used by Peruvian parents was that of Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo, with Ronaldo or his full name chosen 31,583 times.
Football was a recurring theme, with 371 babies named Leo Messi or Messi, for the Argentine World Cup champion, and 229 Mbappe or Kylian Mbappe for the French star.
There were also 733 Mavericks, after Tom Cruise's character in the Top Gun movie sequel released last year. Among female names, Rubi topped the list with 24,980, followed by 1,787 baby girls named after Colombian singer Shakira.
There were also 250 Merlinas, as the youngest daughter of the fictional Addams Family on Wednesday is known in some Latin American countries. The character got his own spin-off series on Netflix in 2022.
A child born last year has been named after billionaire Elon Musk, while another has been christened 'Qatar' after the 2022 World Cup host country.
>AFP
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